It had been two years: twenty-four long, depressing months. It had been seven hundred thirty days since he last saw her beautiful face. It's been that long since he's had a real, loving, humane conversation with her. He hated that it happened, but he couldn't do anything about it. They had been drifting. Ever since she was promoted to Chief of Police and the new acolytes arrived on the island, there was barely any free time to see each other. It hurt his heart a lot, but he couldn't control what happened at work. Plus as one of the last airbenders, it was his duty to carry on the air nomad ways. It's not like he didn't try though. He had surprised her on her lunch break a few times so they could be together. There were also those few rare days off where he spent every waking, and even a few sleeping moments with her. They'd go for a stroll in the park, or down the pier during the day, then venture into the city for dinner and drinks. It wouldn't be long before they were tiptoeing back to the island or her mother's apartment to spend the night wrapped in bliss. But even those rare nights didn't fill the gap that had grown between them.
Eventually he couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted the old Lin back. He tried calmly confronting her about their relationship, but it only ended up in a giant fight. He asked her if this was what she wanted, to be in a relationship that barely existed and all she did was get defensive. She blamed him for the rift that was growing. She had seen how one of the new acolytes was looking at him. He didn't know that she knew what the new acolyte said to him. It hurt her deep, but he had no clue. And Lin being Lin had no desire to express her true feelings. She just fought with him, not letting him behind her barricade. This only confused him. He had no idea what to do. He just let her slip through his hands.
She looked him in the eye and said, "We can't be together. I know some things and they have made me realize that we can't be together forever. You want different things than I do. My work is very involved. We can't do this. Goodbye Tenzin." As she said this, Tenzin noticed the glimmer of tears forming in her eyes. She turned and walked away as the tears began to fall. He was numb. He couldn't move to stop her. Now he was lost. Lin had been his best friend since she was born. He couldn't fathom the idea of not seeing her ever again. It pained him immensely. He missed her so much…
A/N: This is my first fic! Please review! I will try my best to update regularly, but bear with me for right now because this is the last week of classes and that means finals next week!